Canada scrambles to prepare for Syrian refugees amid unknowns
CALGARY, Alberta (Reuters) – Operating with a sense of urgency but few details, Canadian officials said on Tuesday they did not know how many Syrian refugees would arrive or when as part of the prime minister’s plan to bring 25,000 displaced Syrians to…
Biden, Iraqi Kurdish leader Barzani discuss Sinjar battle: White House
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Vice President Joe Biden spoke with Iraqi Kurdish regional President Massoud Barzani on Tuesday about Kurdish forces’ success in seizing the northern Iraqi town of Sinjar from Islamic State last week, the White House said.
Exclusive: Paris attacker may have had accomplice on journey through Balkans
BELGRADE/ATHENS (Reuters) – One of the Paris suicide attackers may have had an accomplice with him as he traveled through the Balkans to western Europe after entering Greece posing as a Syrian refugee, counter-intelligence and police sources say.
Blast at market in northeastern Nigeria’s Yola kills 32
YOLA, Nigeria (Reuters) – A blast struck a market in the northeastern Nigerian city of Yola on Tuesday evening, killing 32 people and wounding 80 others, both the Red Cross and National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said.
Paris attacks reshape U.S. debate on immigration, security
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday called for even tighter scrutiny of Syrian refugees fleeing to the United States, as last week’s Paris attacks recast America’s long-running debate over immigration and national security.
Police raid Argentine central bank in case over sale of dollars
BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) – Police raided the trading desk of Argentina’s central bank on Tuesday after a prosecutor accused the monetary regulator’s president of directing the bank to sell U.S. dollar reserves at a rate below that on the international fu…
In Myanmar on cusp of change, former junta ‘crony’ sees business as usual
YANGON (Reuters) – Aung San Suu Kyi’s landslide election win might be bad news for Myanmar businessmen like construction magnate Khin Shwe, who lost his parliament seat and remains barred from doing business with U.S. nationals due to his ties to the f…
Police see no terrorism tie in door incident on Boston-bound flight
BOSTON (Reuters) – An apparently intoxicated female passenger attempted to open an exit door on a Boston-bound British Airways flight on Tuesday, prompting people on the plane to restrain her, the Massachusetts State Police said.
Rwandan Senate votes to allow President Kagame more time in office
KIGALI (Reuters) – Rwanda’s Senate on Tuesday unanimously approved a draft constitution to allow President Paul Kagame to seek a third term in office, the head of the Senate said, clearing the path for a referendum that is not expected to face much opp…
North Korea says laborers work abroad legally, not mistreated
NEW YORK (Reuters) – North Korea said on Tuesday it has sent laborers to work abroad legally in Russia, China and elsewhere and that it was a “vicious slander” to say they were mistreated or forced to go.
